Investigators say Spencer was driving north on Cedar Creek Road when his car entered the southbound lanes and went into the path of a dump truck.

Police say Spencer tried to avoid a collision, but was his car was struck on the passenger side by the dump truck. Officers say both vehicles came to rest in a ditch, and the car became engulfed in flames.

Spencer was pronounced dead at the scene. The dump truck’s driver, 65-year-old James Daisey of Lincoln, was treated and released at a local hospital.